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Rudd backs same sex marriage

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:57:02 GMT

FORMER Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - who voted against gay marriage last year - has changed his mind and now backs the idea.

What makes customers lose their cool

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:13:34 GMT

WHEN it comes to employing tradesmen, visiting a store or dealing with a call centre, our number one gripe is...

Committal for accused Mt Coot-tha rapist

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:04:32 GMT

A MAN accused of targeting foreign students by promising to teach them English, then drugging and raping them at Mt Coot-tha, will face a committal hearing later this year.

Thief threatens female worker

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:57 GMT

POLICE release image of alleged armed robber after female supermarket worker grabbed, pushed in terrifying ordeal south of Brisbane.

Parliament waits for its turn on Driscoll

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:36:07 GMT

ETHICS probe into MP Scott Driscoll suspended pending joint investigation by Crime and Misconduct Commission and Queensland Police Service.

Residents, workers clash at gas protest

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:25 GMT

TARA residents have clashed with QGC's coal seam gas employees outside a work camp, with claims that car tyres were slashed and punches thrown.

Thousands of dodgy tenants on blacklist

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:16:50 GMT

LANDLORDS and real estate agents in regions with transient populations are reporting high rates of delinquent tenants.

Fire damages factory plant in Brisbane

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:59:45 GMT

POLICE guard the scene of a fire which caused extensive damage to a factory plant in Brisbane's southwest on Monday night.

Toxic text messages seal case for ex-wife

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:49:12 GMT

JILTED wife tried to "choke" her sporting husband's pregnant lover and threatened to "shred" her - but successfully argued she was provoked by wild texts.

Cops defend fatal crash driver's 'escape'

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:13 GMT

POLICE have defended how an alleged driver of a stolen car involved in a fatal crash could walk free from hospital despite being wanted for other matters.

Payment backed by phantom member

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

SCOTT Driscoll's retail lobby group paid his family company $60,000 on the basis of a motion "seconded" by a board member who swears he never attended a single meeting.

Newman wants kids to study state plan

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

SCHOOL students will be asked to learn about Campbell Newman's Queensland Plan in a move the union says squeezes an already crowded curriculum.

Homes watched, 'tagged' by dog thieves

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

THIEVES are using coloured tags to mark Brisbane homes with dogs they want to steal for selling on or for suspected dog-fighting rings.

Man in 'cop bash' video suing state

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

A MAN allegedly bashed by police in the basement of the Surfers Paradise police station last year has launched legal action against the state of Queensland.

Man in 'cop bash' video suing state

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

A MAN allegedly bashed by police in the basement of the Surfers Paradise police station has launched legal action against the state of Queensland.

Water reserves topped up

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

THE devastating 2011 floods have given farmers a huge boost with many drought-hit groundwater supplies completely refilled.

Ricky seals Luke's spot on The Voice

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

RICKY Martin has allowed Queensland crooner Luke Kennedy to avoid public voting on The Voice, guaranteeing him a place in the next round of live finals.

Who takes the cake?

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

FOR such a small cake, the humble lamington has served up a whole helping of controversy in Queensland.

Ride inquiry begins as 'little mate' fights

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

AS PATRICK O'Sullivan fights for his life, an investigation is under way to piece together how the five-year-old was thrown 10m from a ride at a school fete.

'Partial' protocol deadly, warn ambos

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

PARAMEDICS say lives at risk due to protocol that assigns jobs 30 minutes after units arrive at a hospital - whether they're ready or not.

Driscoll used proxy vote to push sale

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

SCOTT Driscoll's retail lobby group paid his family company $60,000 on the basis of a motion "seconded" by a board member who swears he never attended a single meeting.

Police fear bikie link in tattoo shop fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

POLICE are investigating if bikie gangs are behind the fire that destroyed a Palm Beach tattoo parlour in the heart of Black Uhlans' territory.

Father's anger at jail mystery

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

A FATHER has had three different explanations of how his son suffered severe head injuries while on remand in the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre.

Fostering system blasted

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

THE peak body representing child protection agencies has backed calls for DOCS to be stripped of its powers over the placement of foster children.

CMC hearings at record rate

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

QUEENSLAND'S top civilian crime agency is using its controversial "star chamber" powers at a record rate to revive stalled police investigations.